A Conspiracy Theory

   When all is said and done, will the Benghazi story be found to be an elaborate conspiracy in which  the Clintons instigated the Obama administration to do the many things they did to cover up the story in order to give Hillary a better chance to run for the Presidency in 2016?

Is Anything a Surprise?

   We are beginning to see several indications of potential "October surprises".  The Democrats have used the October surprise strategy for many years.  Right now, there is the rumor that the USA and Iran will sit down for a one-on-one session of negotiations on nuclear arms.  There also are lower gas prices being predicted.  We even hear an indication that Gloria Allred may have another "client" who may throw the election into a tizzy when he/she makes some sort of charge against someone on the Romney/Ryan ticket.  These should be NO surprise to the American public.  I have come to even EXPECT it.  There may even be more of these before November 6th.
   On the other hand, there is a much more important event that really should impact the election.  Some might refer to it as the "September surprise".  This event would be the deaths of four Americans on September 11 in Benghazi.  The facts are indicating that this was NO surprise to those in the Obama administration.  The intelligence they had very clearly indicated that security in Libya was totally inadequate and that there were indeed serious threats to our citizens there.  Either the Obama administration is involved in a cover-up or they are incompetent.  Either way, this is just one more important reason that we need leadership in the White House.  We do not have good leadership there right now.
   If there is any surprise here, it is a surprise to the President's loyal supporters that he is not the ideal President that they would like to think he is.  I hope they are paying attention to this before they go to the polls and make their choice.

Is It Tea Party Time?

   President Obama's record is abysmal.  The economy is in miserable shape because of his policies.  His foreign policy is in shambles.  Given these conditions, if the GOP cannot win this election, they ought to fold up their tents and go home.  The Tea Party should step in and take over.  It would be just the right time for a party which would represent what so many Americans support in the way of limited government, low taxes, and a strong defense.  It is not a matter of right or left, it is a matter of getting our country back to a Constitutionally limited government.  Americans are craving this.  Having said this, I hope the GOP wins this election, complete with victories in the White House, Congress, and local governments.  If they do, a lot of credit can be given to the Tea Party.  And the most important thing is to get President Obama out of office.  We need to take the exit ramp off the road to socialism.  Our destination should not be Greece.

Potential Losers

   If the Romney/Ryan ticket wins the election, I think there will be several losers as a result:

• President Obama for obvious reasons.
• The mainstream media....They would have devoted very much time and effort to get President Obama re-elected....all to no avail.
• The pollsters....They, too, have gone to great extremes to attempt to influence the viewpoints of Americans going to the polls.  Lately, they have been bringing their results closer to reality in order to protect their reputations, but these days Americans are wise to their strategy.
• Planned Parenthood....They should lose their government funding, and that would be a good thing.  Despite their repeated claims to be an organization devoted to women's healthcare, the fact is that this organization is all about performing abortions and promoting promiscuity so that they can perform more of them.

Singing the Anthem Together

   In my opinion, a National Anthem (not just ours) is similar to a hymn like "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God".  It is not meant to be sung as a solo.  It is supposed to be an inspirational song and meant to be sung by many people together who by doing so proclaim their loyalty.
   I think that if I was ever offered the opportunity to sing the National Anthem, I would introduce it with words similar to these:  "The National Anthem is not about ME, it's about WE, the people.  Please join me in singing it boldly."
   Imagine with me, if you will, what a great experience it would be if a stadium full of people would loudly proclaim their love of their country by filling the building with thousands of proud voices.  It would be a moving experience, and it would maybe.....just maybe...begin the process of bringing our country back together again.
   I feel very strongly about this.  If you agree, please share this post with your friends.  Maybe we can start a movement. 

No Specifics vs. No Plans

   The Democrats keep demanding specifics from the Romney/Ryan ticket.  I keep hearing many more specifics than are usually given during a Presidential campaign.  What I do not hear are any plans the Obama/Biden ticket has for improving things if they are given another term.  The only plan I hear them talking about is "Tax the Rich", and I believe that is more of a plan to get votes than a plan to make a difference in the economy. 

Obama Took Da' Bait. Romney Took the Debate.

A few thoughts on the debate:

• It was a stunning victory for Gov. Romney.  A lot of the credit for that goes to President Obama, who seemed incredibly unprepared for this debate.
• There were three losers at the debate:  President Obama, Jim Lehrer, and Big Bird.
• If I had any complaint about Romney's performance, it would be that he made a lot of concessions to move to the center, saying things which I am sure he said in order to give the perception that he was not going to be excessively hard on the President.
• You know that the President lost the debate when even the liberal cable networks are mad at the President for not taking it to Romney.
• After Bush lost his first debate several years ago, it took an excellent performance by VP Cheney to help him come back.  This time, President Obama has to count on VP Biden to make such a performance against Ryan.  I think his chances of doing so are quite slim.
• No matter how great Romney's performance was, the only ones who are going to possibly change their minds because of it are the few independents there are out there.  It probably will not be a large factor in the race.
• Chris Matthews had a meltdown on MSNBC after the debate.  His tingle became a palpitation.  You could almost see the steam coming out of his ears.
• I would be interested to hear what an expert in body language has to say about the two candidates last night.  To me, Romney oozed confidence, and Obama seemed nervous and overwhelmed.
• Despite Romney giving the President what I would describe as a butt-kicking last night, he also still managed to give the impression that he was doing it respectfully.  That is not easy to do.
• I found it outrageous that the President hammered on banks that gave out loans to unqualified people when, as community organizer, he was involved in threatening to sue banks if they did not approve loans to lower income families that fit into that category.  And when he said words to the effect that budgets matter, I burst out laughing.